01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047750
- Status
- Not Submitted
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- Not supplied
- Postcode
- EH8 9SP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4. The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To disseminate contemporary issues in the academic study of religion/s (?Religious Studies') to a wide audience, and provide a resource for students engaged in such study, their teachers, and interested members of the public. 4.2 To provide engaging, concise, reliable and accessible points of entry to the most important concepts, traditions, scholars and methodologies in the contemporary study of religion/s, without pushing a confessional or apologetic agenda. 4.3 To pursue these aims principally through the maintenance of the Religious Studies Project website, and supporting an associated editorial team in the production, dissemination and archiving of regular audio podcasts and written features, in the maintenance of a social media presence and email list, and in editorial duties for the associated journal Implicit Religion.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2019 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | Not supplied |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 10/4, St Leonard's Crag, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.religiousstudiesproject.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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